Helicosporidium infection of the great European spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-207

  Yaman, Mustafa ^a   Radek, Renate ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyst; Dendroctonus micans; Entomopathogenic algae; Helicosporidium

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS MICANS; HELICOSPORIDIUM; PICEA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 22444442793     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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